At SOFTGAMES, we build games played by millions of players worldwide. We are looking for a Senior Game Designer (Systems & Economy) to help take one of our leading puzzle games to the next level.

Qualified applicants will be expected to complete a design test.

This is a REMOTE position.

Your Role:

• Design, balance, and optimize the game’s economy, progression, and reward systems.
• Create engaging player motivation loops across events, features, and monetization.
• Develop and maintain a cohesive ecosystem of LiveOps events, ensuring they work together rather than compete for player attention.
• Design systems that improve retention, engagement, and monetization while preserving a great player experience.
• Build and maintain economy models, balancing spreadsheets, and simulations.
• Use data to identify player friction points, progression bottlenecks, and monetization opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Product, BI, UA, Art, and Development teams to improve game performance.
• Analyze KPIs such as Retention, ARPDAU, Conversion, LTV, and Engagement to guide design decisions.
• Drive feature and event improvements through continuous testing, iteration, and experimentation.
• Clearly communicate design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations across the team.

Your Profile:

• 5+ years of experience designing and operating successful F2P mobile games.
• Strong experience in systems design, economy design, progression design, and LiveOps.
• Proven track record working on casual or puzzle games.
• Deep understanding of player motivation, retention mechanics, and monetization design.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to design, execute and translate data (e.g. A/B tests) into actionable improvements.
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and experience building balancing models.
• Comfortable making decisions based on KPIs and player behavior.
• Self-driven and proactive, with the ability to identify opportunities without waiting for direction.
• Proficient in using AI tools for data analysis.
• Deep passion for games.
• Excellent communication skills in English, both verbal and written.

Benefits:

• Remote first - flexible working setup: fully remote or on-site in a modern office in central Berlin.
• Flexible working hours, no crunch, no overtime.
• Generous vacation regulation.
• Home office allowance and monthly extra grant for home office electricity + internet costs.
• Further training opportunities.
• Studio: modern office in the center of Berlin (optional).
• Equipment: choose between a MacBook Pro or Lenovo Laptop.
• Meal allowances - a monthly budget for lunches.
• Wellness benefits - access to virtual yoga, meditation, and more.
• Swag (hoodies, bags, mugs, etc.) and twice-yearly offsite company retreats.

Company:

SOFTGAMES is the leading instant gaming company. We develop casual, truly social games that can be played instantly across all devices. Our hypersocial blockbuster game “Bubble Shooter Pro” became a global top grossing game on Facebook and is played by millions of people around the world every day. We partner with Facebook, Samsung and more. SOFTGAMES is a remote-first company and the home of around 100 people from all over the world.

SOFTGAMES values diversity and welcomes all applications regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion/worldview, disability, age, sexual orientation and identity.

How to apply:

Apply via the embedded application form on the job page. The application requests:

• Full name and email address.
• CV/resume upload (PDF, DOC, DOCX, JPEG, PNG up to 50MB).
• Cover letter (upload or write in form).
• LinkedIn profile and link to portfolio.
• Where you are located (city, country).
• Years of experience as a Game Designer (0-4 or 5+).
• Experience working with casual or puzzle games (Yes/No).
• List 2–3 games you have worked on that were in live operations.
• Salary expectations (Yearly/Gross/in EUR).
• Earliest start date and where you heard about the position.
• Applicants must agree to personal data processing by Softgames GmbH for the purpose of the application.

Qualified applicants will be expected to complete a design test.